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FRANKLIN EVANS: fugitivemisreadings

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24 June - 31 July 2021
  • Franklin Evans

     fugitivemisreadings

    24 June - 31 July 2021

  • Miles McEnery Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of recent paintings by Franklin Evans. "fugitivemisreadings," the artist’s third solo exhibition at the gallery, will open 24 June at 520 West 21st Street and remain on view through 31 July 2021. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue featuring an essay by Raphael Rubinstein.

  • Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, "Franklin Evans: fugitivemisreadings," 24 June - 31 July 2021.

  • 'My view of the world of art erases hierarchy, as emerging artist Karl Jones and his paper bag performative portraits...

    FRANKLIN EVANS

    decenteringfacespace, 2021

    Acrylic on canvas

    80 5/8 x 68 5/8 inches

    204.8 x 174.3 cm

    "My view of the world of art erases hierarchy, as emerging artist Karl Jones and his paper bag performative portraits and the fierce, underappreciated Mimi Gross decenter an entrenched canon of giants such as Henri Matisse and Albrecht Dürer."

    - Franklin Evans

  • 'The title announces my repurposing of Roy Lichtenstein’s portrait of Holly Solomon from 1966, the year of my conception. I...

    FRANKLIN EVANS

    sorrynotsorryrecursion, 2021

    Acrylic on canvas

    74 x 68 7/8 inches

    188 x 174.9 cm

    "The title announces my repurposing of Roy Lichtenstein’s portrait of Holly Solomon from 1966, the year of my conception. I paint all in joyful 'blue.'"

    - Franklin Evans

  • 'This is my second, tilted take, painted near to scale, on Diana from Titian’s 'Acteon,' in the collection of London’s...

    FRANKLIN EVANS

    titianatilt, 2021

    Acrylic on canvas

    79 1/2 x 68 3/4 inches

    201.9 x 174.6 cm

    "This is my second, tilted take, painted near to scale, on Diana from Titian’s "Acteon," in the collection of London’s National Gallery. Layering and pouring paint atilt enliven a mythical death."

    - Franklin Evans

  • Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY
    Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY
    Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY

    Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY

    • Franklin Evans selfportraitwithmatisse, 2019 Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper 15 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches 38.4 x 28.6 cm
      Franklin Evans
      selfportraitwithmatisse, 2019
      Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper
      15 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches
      38.4 x 28.6 cm
    • Franklin Evans joyoflife2019, 2019 Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper 14 1/4 x 15 inches 36.2 x 38.1 cm
      Franklin Evans
      joyoflife2019, 2019
      Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper
      14 1/4 x 15 inches
      36.2 x 38.1 cm
    • Franklin Evans paintingassupermodelaswatercolor, 2019 Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper 15 1/4 x 16 3/8 inches 38.7 x 41.6 cm
      Franklin Evans
      paintingassupermodelaswatercolor, 2019
      Watercolor, ink and graphite on paper
      15 1/4 x 16 3/8 inches
      38.7 x 41.6 cm
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  • Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY
    Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY
    Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY

    Franklin Evans Studio, 2021, New York, NY

    • Franklin Evans iowapaintnotes, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 45 1/2 x 41 3/4 inches 115.6 x 106 cm
      Franklin Evans
      iowapaintnotes, 2021
      Acrylic on canvas
      45 1/2 x 41 3/4 inches
      115.6 x 106 cm
    • Franklin Evans joysdivision, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 30 3/4 x 32 5/8 inches 78.1 x 82.9 cm
      Franklin Evans
      joysdivision, 2021
      Acrylic on canvas
      30 3/4 x 32 5/8 inches
      78.1 x 82.9 cm
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    • Franklin Evans franklinfootpaths15to20, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 78 x 57 1/8 inches 198.1 x 145.1 cm
      Franklin Evans
      franklinfootpaths15to20, 2020
      Acrylic on canvas
      78 x 57 1/8 inches
      198.1 x 145.1 cm
    • Franklin Evans verticalandzip, 2020 Acrylic on canvas 55 1/2 x 28 5/8 inches 140.3 x 72.4 cm
      Franklin Evans
      verticalandzip, 2020
      Acrylic on canvas
      55 1/2 x 28 5/8 inches
      140.3 x 72.4 cm
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    • Franklin Evans misreadinglandscapeintoart, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 53 1/2 x 49 1/4 inches 135.9 x 125.1 cm
      Franklin Evans
      misreadinglandscapeintoart, 2021
      Acrylic on canvas
      53 1/2 x 49 1/4 inches
      135.9 x 125.1 cm
    • Franklin Evans pigmentpolymersplatspace, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 70 x 68 3/4 inches 177.8 x 174.6 cm
      Franklin Evans
      pigmentpolymersplatspace, 2021
      Acrylic on canvas
      70 x 68 3/4 inches
      177.8 x 174.6 cm
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  • decenteringfacespace, 2021, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    joyoflife2019, 2019 (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    franklinfootpaths15to20, 2020, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    paintingassupermodelaswatercolor, 2019 (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    selfportraitwithmatisse, 2019, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    sorrynotsorryrecursion, 2021, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    fugitivefacespace, 2020, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    titianatilt, 2021, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    iowapaintnotes, 2021, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    joysdivision, 2021, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    misreadinglandscapeintoart, 2021, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    pigmentpolymersplatspace, 2021, (detail) (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    decenteringfacespace, 2021, (detail)

  • FRANKLIN EVANS (b. in 1967 in Reno, NV) received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1989 and...

    FRANKLIN EVANS (b. in 1967 in Reno, NV) received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1989 and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa in 1993.

     

    He has had numerous solo exhibitions, including “franklinfootpaths,” Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA; “fugitivemisreadings,” Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; “selfportraitas,” FL Gallery, Milan, Italy; “paintingpainting,” Ameringer | Yohe | Yohe Gallery, New York, NY; “XLtime,” Abrons Art Center, New York, NY; “spreadsheetspace,”Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger, Norway; “headandhandinhand,” Spazio 22 - FL Gallery, Milan, Italy; “fourpaintingstwowallsiowatonewyork,” Steven Zevitas Gallery, New York, NY; “juddpaintings,” Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA; “juddrules,” Montserrat Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA; “paintingassupermodel,” Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe Gallery, New York, NY; and “timepaths,” Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV; “houstontohouston,” DiverseWorks, Houston, TX; “UNTITLED,” Federico Luger, Miami, FL; “flatbedfactum02,” Federico Luger, Milan, Italy; and “eyesontheedge,” Sue Scott Gallery, New York, NY. 

     

    Recent group exhibitions include “Walk The Line,” Platform Projects, Brooklyn, NY; “HyperGames,” FL Gallery, Milan, Italy; “Pole Santa Marta,” Contemporary/Contemporary, Verona, Italy; “Parameters,” The Clemente LES Gallery, New York, NY; “Rulers,” Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL; “Notebook,” 56 Henry, New York, NY; “Manet to Maya Lin,” Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV; “Color Compositions,” Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY; “Windows,” Next to Nothing, New York, NY; “Freestyle,” Atelier Les Copains, Milan, Italy; “The Nature Lab,” LABspace, Hillsdale, NY; “re.volt.ing,” The Distillery Gallery, Boston, MA; “La lama di Procopio,” Nuovo Spazio di Casso, Cosso, Italy; “Weekend,” Mindy Solomon, Miami, FL; “Legacy: Highlights from the Roanoke College Permanent Collection,” Olin Gallery, Salem, VA; “Stark Naked,” Gallery Kayafas, Boston, MA; “2 Years of Looking,” New Art Projects, London, United Kingdom; “RELEVANT NOTES,” Cara Gallery, New York, NY; “Dynamic Pictorial Models,” 101/Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA; “Shelf Life: Kate Gilmore and Franklin Evans,” P3 Studio at The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, NV; Mykonos Biennale, Mykonos, Greece; and “Re/Post,” Storefront Ten Eyck, New York, NY. 

     

    His work is included in many public and private collections including the Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, NY; AGI Verona, Verona, Italy; El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY; Fondation pour l’art contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon, Alex, France; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL; Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, OH; Progressive Art Collection, Cleveland, OH; Roanoke College, Salem, VA; Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA; Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT

     

    He is a recipient of the 2017-18 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY; The Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FLin 2017; National Endowment for the Arts Fellow at The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH in 2016; Cosmopolitan/Art Production Fund P3Studio (collaboration with Kate Gilmore), Las Vegas, NV in 2015; NYFA Fellowship Painting, Suldal, Norway in 2015, among others. 

     

    Franklin Evans lives and works in New York, NY.

     

     

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